The 2015 socio-economic goals were feasible based on
the past seven-month performance and provided efforts continued to be
made, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the monthly Government
meeting in Ha Noi yesterday.

Tourism agencies in HCM City and the northern
province of Quang Ninh are working closely to develop tours between the
two localities, with a promise to launch new tourism products, tourism
officials have said.

The Nhan Co bauxite refinery plant in the Central
Highlands province of Dak Nong is running test productions through the
end of September, said Project Management Board Head Nguyen Thanh Liem
said on Thursday.

Foreign direct invested (FDI) enterprises have
created a momentum for developing products made in Viet Nam, heard
participants at a conference entitled "Proud of Vietnamese goods", held
in Ha Noi yesterday.

A proposed decree to guide the recent amendments to
the Law on Real Estate Business that requires housing developers to get
guarantees from banks before they can sell or lease out units needs to
be more specific to ensure safety, a developer has warned.

While residential developments in the west and north
of HCM City have few customers, the property spotlight is falling on
the east and south of HCM City where Districts 2, 9, and Binh Thanh are
seeing plenty of transactions.

The national flagship
carrier Vietnam Airlines held a ceremony on July 2 to receive its first
Airbus 350-900 aircraft and announce its upgrade service quality
programme and new brand identifying system, marking a major step in
bringing the airline into the international arena.